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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
Mike M. Ghiran, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Spyros P. Mellas, Waterford, MI (US);
William M. Crantas, Highland, MI (US);
Kevin R. Marks, Durand, MI (US);
Douglas T. Wohlenhaus, Hughesville, MD (US);
Mike M. Ghiran, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Spyros P. Mellas, Waterford, MI (US);
William M. Crantas, Highland, MI (US);
Kevin R. Marks, Durand, MI (US);
Douglas T. Wohlenhaus, Hughesville, MD (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for setting up a tube bender having a bend die, a clamp die, a pressure die and a wiper die. The method includes providing a test-piece having an outer surface defined by a length and a substantially round cross-section. The method also includes arranging the pressure die, the clamp die, and the wiper die relative to each other in the tube bender, and arranging the test-piece relative to the pressure die, the clamp die, and the wiper die. The method further includes applying a force by the tube bender to clamp the test-piece, and determining whether the applied force is within a predetermined range of forces. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the arrangement of at least one of the pressure die, the clamp die, and the wiper die to apply a force to the test-piece that is within the predetermined range of forces.